Columnist Patrice Apodaca talks to a pediatric infectious diseases expert about why measles outbreaks among children are a result of vaccine hesitancy and denial growing across the nation.

California has already reported more measles cases this year than in all of 2024, a worrisome development that comes as the ...

Public Health officials have confirmed a case of measles in a traveler who passed through Los Angeles International Airport ...

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes ...

The heightened spread of the disease is a "canary in the coal mine" moment, representing the rapid return of several ...

After being declared "eliminated" in the United States in 2000, confirmed cases of measles — a highly infectious disease — have hit a 33-year high at 1,288 so far this year. The U.S. Centers for ...

LA County and Orange County reported over 97% of kindergarteners were vaccinated. San Bernardino County was below the target percentage, with only 93.5% of kindergarteners fully vaccinated in 2024.

LOS ANGELES - Health officials are warning parents that a student at a Southern California high school has become infected with measles from an outbreak traced to Disneyland in December, urging ...